Jeremiah 40:1

“The word that came to Jeremiah from YHWH after Nebuzaradan the chief of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he took him, and he was bound in fetters among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were being carried into exile to Babylon.”

Jeremiah 40:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 40:1, word by word

The wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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cameהָיָהhaya

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּyirmyahu

Jeremiah

Jeremiah: a name meaning "YHWH raises up" or "YHWH exalts," borne by several men: best known is the prophet, son of Hilkiah, from Anathoth (Jeremiah 1:1); in 2 Kings 23:31 and 24:18 another Jeremiah, of Libnah, grandfather of two kings.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָןnevuzaradan

Nebuzaradan

Nebuzaradan. Captain of the guard of the king of Babylon; he burned the house of YHWH and Jerusalem, tore down its walls and carried the people into exile (2 Kings 25:8-20; Jeremiah 39–40; 52).

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the chiefרַבrav

chief

Literally "the great one": the one over a group, like the guard.

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of the guardטַבָּחִיםtabachim

guard

The king's guards.

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had letשַׁלַּחshalach

let go

To set free, release.

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when he tookקַחְתּkacht

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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boundאָסוּרasur

bind

To tie with ropes, or yoke animals.

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in fettersאזִקִּיםzikim

chains

Chains, fetters for the hands.

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amongתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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the exilesגָּלוּתgalut

exiles

The group of those carried off far from their land.

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of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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and Judahיהוּדָהyhuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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who were being carried into exileמֻּגְלִיםmuglim

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

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to Babylonבָּבֶלָbavela

Babel, Babylon

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Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaRamah?JerusalemBabylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Ramah ?

    Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank

    The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.

    Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).

    1 Samuel 1:191 Samuel 7:17Jeremiah 31:151 Kings 15:17

  • 2Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

  • 3Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2And the chief of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “YHWH your Elohim spoke this evil against this place;

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